It was 2003 and I was sitting on the bench inside the dugout during a summer Little League® All-Star Practice. Only three years old, I was next to my mom with my glove and baseball hat on just waiting for my turn to play. Since I was too young to be on the team, […]

Since 1994, Little League® International has honored the memory of its founder through the Carl E. Stotz Little League Baseball® Scholarship. At its annual luncheon on Thursday, May 17, Little League recognized the achievement of 10 Lycoming County High School Seniors, awarding a total of $13,000 in scholarship funds. In 25 years, Little League has […]

Starting on Memorial Day, the World of Little League® Museum and Official Store, located at 525 U.S. 15, will be participating in the ninth-annual National Blue Star Museums Program, which provides free admission to families of those active military and veterans who provide proper identification. The project is a collaboration between the National Endowment […]

For most freshman quarterbacks, playing college football on the biggest stage could be intimidating, but University of Georgia standout Jake Fromm is not your ordinary true freshman. For Mr. Fromm, life on the big stage came six summers earlier on national television as he helped lead his Warner Robins (Ga.) American Little League team to […]

Your Voice is a way for readers to share questions with us, and an opportunity for Little League® to provide some important information and guidance. We are excited about our continued conversations, and, as always, we invite you to share your thoughts, suggestions, and questions to parents@LittleLeague.org. Josh from Texas ? I saw that Little League® recently […]

All chartered Little League programs must confirm that their league is in full compliance of Little League's background
check regulations either through the Tournament Enrollment Application process or the Confirm Background Check Compliance process on the Little League Data
Center. Failure to confirm background check compliance will result in the league's charter status being placed on non-compliance hold for the 2019 season.

On Thursday, May 3, USA Baseball informed Little League and other youth organizations about the decertification of the Easton Ghost X 30/20
5/8. Models: YBB18GX10 30/20 and LL18GHX 30/20. According to the official notice from USA Baseball, "official compliance testing determined that the Ghost X 30/20 exceeds the performance
limit set by the USABat Standard. Per the USA Baseball Youth Bat Performance Test Protocol as well as (USA Baseball's) contracts with Easton, these results constitute a non-compliant bat that must
be decertified."

For any family or league that is impacted by USA Baseball's decertification of the Easton Ghost X 30/20 5/8, we strongly urge you to read Easton's release,
which includes information about how to return your bat to receive a $500 voucher for Easton.com.

C-Flaps on Batting Helmets

The safety of all our participants is our utmost concern, and, like the vast majority of youth organizations, Little League requires our batters to wear helmets that
meet National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) specifications and bear the NOCSAE stamp.

As the popularity of helmet attachments (c-flap, etc.) increase throughout baseball and softball, Little LeagueÂ® International has begun to receive inquiries from our
families, players, and volunteers as to whether or not they're permitted in Little League play.

Altering a helmet in anyway (drilling holes, removing padding, etc.) may cause a manufacturer to void the NOCSAE certification of that helmet, making it illegal to
use in Little League play. If you have altered your helmet or intend to, please contact the helmet manufacturer to determine if altering the helmet will void the NOCSAE certification.

Per Little League International, no current C-Flap product is NOCSAE approved which means per Rule 1.16 (altered helmets), the product cannot be used.

Georgia Little League Announces State Tournament Dates and Sites

Division of Play

Type of Tournament

Level of Tournament

Site

Start Date

7/8 Rookie Baseball

Special Games

State

Warner Robins

June 16/17

7/8 Rookie Softball

Special Games

State

Warner Robins

June 16/17

8/9 Sandlot Baseball

Special Games

State

Warner Robins

June 16/17

8-10 Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Dudley

July 7

9-11 Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Cartersville

July 7

10-12 Major Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Smyrna

July 14

50/70 Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Peachtree City

Â± July 13

Junior Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Athens

July 14

Senior Baseball

Int'l Tournament

State

Harris County

July 7

8-10 Softball

Int'l Tournament

State

Bartow County

July 7

10-12 Major Softball

Int'l Tournament

State

Bartow County

July 7

Junior Softball

Int'l Tournament

State

Bartow County

July 7

Senior Softball

Int'l Tournament

State

Bartow County

July 7

HIt and Run Baseball - Great Format for Fall Ball!

Major League Baseball and USA Baseball announced "Hit and Run Baseball" on Monday, a program supporting modified forms of the game that enable players to develop
their skills in a more interactive format while also promoting player health and safety.

Hit and Run Baseball is part of the Play Ball initiative, and it will serve youth leagues,
tournament providers and amateur coaches with recommended game formats that can be easily applied at all levels of youth and amateur baseball. Leagues and coaches can also create their own modified
rules to best suit their individual league, tournament or team needs.

We are a baseball family. I played Little League BaseballÂ® and so did both of my boys. Our oldest son went on to play collegiate baseball and was scouted by several
Major League teams, and was Taylor's idol. Like his older brother, Taylor played Little League and then played on his high school team. He was a very talented player, and had dreams of pitching in
college and one day playing in the pros.

Taylor was very competitive at everything he did - in school and in his social life. During high school, he was never satisfied with just being in the starting
lineup, he wanted to be the number one pitcher on his squad. Read more ...